Accounting Associate - Commissions

Founded in 1969, Kidder Mathews (www.kidder.com) is the largest, independent commercial real estate firm on the West Coast, with more than 900 real estate professionals and staff in 20 offices in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Arizona.  We offer a complete range of brokerage, property management, appraisal, consulting, and debt & equity finance services for all property types.  The firm performs $10.9 billion in transactions, manages over 62 million square feet of space, and conducts over 2,600 appraisals annually. Kidder Mathews is an expanding, dynamic, vibrant and entrepreneurial firm and has been consistently recognized as a "best place to work" in multiple markets on the West Coast.  Our Corporate Administrative Division supports the entire organization with shared services like IT, Marketing, Human Resources, Accounting, Research and Data Systems. Our compensation is competitive with a full suite of benefits offered. Come be a part of building our infrastructure for our growth!

JOB SUMMARY: (Overall purpose and objective of the job)

Kidder Mathews Accounting Associate is responsible for providing accounting/financial, commission processing, administrative and clerical support in the Corporate Accounting Department. Assists Accounting Manager and VP Corporate Finance with financial program monitoring and reporting. Ensures work meets Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and follows laws, regulations, policies, and contracts. A high level of detail and accuracy is required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (The reason this job exists is to perform these functions. These functions are performed regularly, seriously impacts other jobs, and there are a limited number of employees to whom performance of the function can be distributed).

Follow the company's established accounting processes
Assist in all aspects of day to day commission administration resulting in accurate and timely commission payments
Create, validate and audit monthly reports to ensure accuracy and completeness
Respond to all inquiries relating to commissions from agents and other KM departments
Trace wires received and record appropriately (supporting)
Assist with month end close processing in a timely and efficient manner
Provide supporting reports for audits as requested
Review accounts and confirm reconciliation daily
Produce monthly commission statements
Agent onboarding and maintenance support
Proactively identify, develop and implement process improvements, documenting procedures to achieve efficiencies and scalability
Assist in annual 1099 filings including obtaining W-9 forms
Assist others within the accounting team as needed
Participate in various ad hoc projects

OTHER FUNCTIONS: (Incidental to the purpose or the job. These functions are performed infrequently and have little consequences to other jobs if not performed).
Perform other duties and projects requested

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the competencies (minimum knowledge, skill, and ability) required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions)

SKILLS AND ABILITY:

Adhere to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and ensure work is in compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and contracts.
The ability to multi-task and utilize resources to execute tasks within a deadline-oriented environment
Accurate, attentive, detail oriented, with strong analytical skills
Proficient at data entry; 10 key by touch
Professional and customer-service oriented with the ability to interface with employees, management and clients
Able to function in a team environment with demonstrated ability in problem solving
Professional telephone etiquette with excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to prioritize and organize workload in order to meet daily, weekly, monthly and annual deadlines
Professional level of confidentiality in handling employee information
Demonstrated high level of initiative and strong trouble shooting skills
Ability to work outside of normal office hours to meet various deadlines

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: High School Degree or Equivalent, AA in accounting is preferred

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 2+ years of related experience

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE: PC literate (internet, Excel, Word, Outlook) and working knowledge of Accounting systems (Microsoft Dynamics or SL is preferred). Strong Excel skills required - high accuracy and speed in data entry to perform this job.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
This is a standard office environment with standard office noise like talking, office equipment, etc.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee must frequently sit and use a computer for long periods of time. Specific vision abilities are required to do this job including close vision. The employee must sometimes lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
There are no direct supervisory responsibilities

Kidder Mathews is an equal opportunity employer does not discriminate based on race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Kidder Mathews will accommodate candidates with disabilities to complete this application.  Please contact recruiting@kiddermathews.com if you need an accommodation.AZ, NV, OR & WA residents: We Participate in E-Verify.CA residents: We collect various personal data from employees and applicants for purposes related to employment.  Please review the Notice of Data Privacy for Employees and Applicants for detailed information concerning what information we collect, the purposes for which information is collected and with whom such information may be shared.  You can find this notice on our careers page at https://kidder.com/careers/.